By Steven Soldani SB 357 (Portantino), as amended May 6, 2024, would, in relevant part, amend and repeal section 103900 of the Health and Safety Code to extend current provisions, modify reporting obligations, and exempt healthcare providers from liability while Continue reading
By Jamie Russo On September 12, 2024, Governor Newsom signed AB 3279 (Committee on Judiciary) (Chapter 227, Statutes of 2024) into law. This bill amends various sections of the Business and Professions Code, granting the State Bar of California authority Continue reading
By Julia Thompson SB 895 (Roth), as amended August 22, 2024, and AB 2104 (Soria), as amended May 16, 2024, would add and repeal Article 3.3 of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Continue reading
By Summer M. Bosse AB 2839 (Villapudua), as amended March 17, 2022, would amend section 22370 of the Financial Code as it relates to the California Financing Law’s Pilot Program for Increased Access to Responsible Small Dollar Loans. The Pilot Continue reading
By Yusra Serhan AB 1400 (Kalra), titled the “California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act,” as amended January 24, 2022, and as it applies to the DMHC, would have added Title 23 to the Government Code to establish a universal Continue reading
By Tala Hughes On October 7, 2021, Governor Newsom signed the Medical Board of California’s (MBC) sunset extension bill, SB 806 (Roth) (Chapter 649, Statutes of 2021), which extends the Board’s sunset date for just two years, to January 1, Continue reading
By Thomas A. T. Ferrari AB 246 (Quirk), as introduced January 13, 2021, and revised April 8, 2021, repeals and adds section 7110 to the Business and Professions Code relating to contractors. This bill explicitly makes a licensed contractor’s unlawful Continue reading
By Jonathan Greenbergs During the Dental Board of California’s December 4, 2020 meeting [Agenda Item 16(c)ii], the Board presented a legislative proposal that would delete the clinical or practical examination requirement for Registered Dental Assistants in Extended Functions (RDAEFs). As Continue reading
By Angela O’Hara At its November 7, 2019 meeting, the Medical Board of California (MBC) considered whether to pursue a legislative proposal that would amend section 2507 of the Business and Professions Code to, among other things, prohibit licensed midwives Continue reading
